George takes a swipe at Big Bird
 

Not surprising, the proposed budget makes a major cut to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (and viewers like you)

Yahoo News Story Here

All part to stem the sea of red and fund more war funding (and since the CPB is also perceived as far too left leaning for the current administration's taste)

Grrrrrr
Donna

Good. All that public broadcasting funding should be cut completely. And using Sesame Street as the beggar in this situation is problematic since that show makes more money that most smallish countries.

In today's society where the unhinged walk around quite freely, I am hoping like PBS will keep it tactful when asking for more money.

I was watching a recorded tape the other day, and budget cuts had recently been made. KTCA (The Saint Paul-Minneapolis area's local PBS station) managed to keep the fact that they were facing government cuts very tactful.

Couldn't be happier.

Alex, Sca, are you serious?
If so, could you explain to the uninformed like me?

I think there must be something the non-political minded like me are missing.

(If you're joking, thats cool too, but I'm confused)

Gah! I love PBS programming and NPR and happily contribute.
Donna

I'm serious. There are many, many things the government funds that I do not think are necessary nor Constitutional. Countless things. This is but one. A small one in terms of overall funding, but you have to start somewhere. It isn't even political for me. There are plenty of media outlets providing the same things that PBS is.

Okay, I'll give you that. Like the local budgets, state by state and county by county, the first thing to go is funding for anything with arts. At least PBS is educational, and not only for the young-uns.

Oh well, my 2 centimes.

Donna

And Donna - I completely respect that you contribute. I would figure if there were enough like you that do, the stations could survive on their own.

I'm divided. In the short term, if this leads to the demise of public programming and/or even more commercials/pledge begging, I'll be qutie upset.

However in the long term, if the stations manage to pull in the funding from elsewhere, I'll be happy to see them free of meddlesome (and quite probably illegal) government pressure like has been seen recently.